WITHDRAWN!
Sprinter Julien Dunkley axed from Olympic team
KAYON RAYNOR, Observer Senior staff reporter raynork@jamaicaobserver.com
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Julien Dunkley competing in the men's 100 metres
at the National Championships at the National Stadium last month. (Photo: Bryan Cummings)
The name of 32-year-old sprinter Julien Dunkley was yesterday withdrawn from the list of 53 track and field athletes originally posted on the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) website.
That list, including athletes from the three other sporting disciplines, was submitted to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for entry to the 2008 Beijing Olympics in China.
However, Dunkley, who was sixth in the 100 metres final at the National Championships from June 27-29, has not been identified by the JOA as the athlete who tested positive for the banned substance Boldenone, and who was withdrawn from the team yesterday.
"We've received the formal notification from the IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations) and we have to comply now with a certain process in accordance with their rule, (37), of their constitution," JOA president Mike Fennell told the Observer yesterday afternoon.
Withdrawn. . .
Sprinter Julien Dunkley axed from Olympic team
KAYON RAYNOR, Observer Senior staff reporter raynork@jamaicaobserver.com
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Julien Dunkley competing in the men's 100 metres
at the National Championships at the National Stadium last month. (Photo: Bryan Cummings)
The name of 32-year-old sprinter Julien Dunkley was yesterday withdrawn from the list of 53 track and field athletes originally posted on the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) website.
That list, including athletes from the three other sporting disciplines, was submitted to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for entry to the 2008 Beijing Olympics in China.
However, Dunkley, who was sixth in the 100 metres final at the National Championships from June 27-29, has not been identified by the JOA as the athlete who tested positive for the banned substance Boldenone, and who was withdrawn from the team yesterday.
"We've received the formal notification from the IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations) and we have to comply now with a certain process in accordance with their rule, (37), of their constitution," JOA president Mike Fennell told the Observer yesterday afternoon.
Withdrawn. . .
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